UL Warns of potentially hazardous portable hand lamps NORTHBROOK, Ill., - Oct. 14, 2004 - - Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is notifying consumers that portable hand lamps manufactured by Ho Wah Genting Kintron may pose a risk of electric shock. Name of Product: Portable Hand Lamp, Models C and D. Units: Unknown quantity Manufacturer: Ho Wah Genting Kintron SDN, Kedah Darulaman Malaysia Date of Manufacture: Manufactured from February 1998 to February 2004. The date of manufacture is identified by a date code stamped on the handle. The code could consist of three or four digits representing the year and month of manufacture (for example, 9910 represents October 1999). The date code could also consist of six digits with the second and third digits representing the week and the last two digits representing the year (for example, C52M-01 represents the 52nd week of 2001). Hazard: These portable hand lamps may present an electric shock hazard as a result of reduced spacings between internal electrical components. These lamps are not authorized to bear the UL Mark. Identification: The lamps can be identified by "Model C" or "Model D" along with the UL File Number "Exxxx" marked beneath the ground contact of the receptacle. The lamps have a brown or black two-piece handle with a mounting hook located beneath it and a convenience receptacle located directly beneath the power switch. These lamps may be provided with a silver metal or yellow plastic reflector with a matching guard and mounting hook above the guard. A 15 foot or longer, 16 AWG, three-conductor power supply cord is attached to the lamp. What you should do: UL encourages consumers to immediately discontinue use of this product and contact the manufacturer or return it to the place of purchase.
